BOYS BASKETBALL: Waynesboro defeats James Buchanan

With a very balanced scoring attack and stingy defense, the Waynesboro Indians captured the consolation game of the Franklin County Tip-Off Basketball Tournament Saturday night with a convincing 46-28 victory over James Buchanan.

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Waynesboro Record Herald - Waynesboro, PA

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Posted Dec. 10, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Updated Dec 10, 2012 at 9:23 AM

Posted Dec. 10, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Updated Dec 10, 2012 at 9:23 AM

WAYNESBORO – With a very balanced scoring attack and stingy defense, the Waynesboro Indians captured the consolation game of the Franklin County Tip-Off Basketball Tournament Saturday night with a convincing 46-28 victory over James Buchanan.

While wins very difficult to come by the past few years, the Indians appear poised to deliver more victories this season.

The Indians opened the season Friday night with a tough six-point loss to Greencastle-Antrim, which has won the Mid-Penn Colonial Division the past two seasons.

After taking a 12-11 lead after the first quarter when Shaquill Smith connected from under the iron before the buzzer, the Indians took control in the second period.

Smith and Ryan Kelley each netted eight points to pace the Indian attack, while Seth Hoffman and Tim Ingram each hit seven.

“We have good balance,” Waynesboro coach Tom Hoffman said. “We may not have a go-to guy. But you have to guard each player we put out there or they can put some points on the board. It’s going to have to happen collectively. We have to rely on teamwork and execution.”

Buchanan’s Liam Corcoran was the game’s only player in double figures, scoring 10.

In the second quarter, the Indians threw a press against the Rockets and it put Waynesboro in control as JB managed just one field goal for the quarter and it took more than five minutes to get that bucket.

Waynesboro, meanwhile, came up with just enough offense to carry a 23-13 lead into intermission.

“We were able to get in our press and disrupt them,” coach Hoffman related. “Our focus is a little different this year. We’re relying on a pressure type defense. We’re trying to do it intelligently rather than running around like chickens with ours heads cut off.

“But to do that, you have to make shots, and in the second quarter we hit some shots.”

The Indians ran off the first seven points of the second quarter as Connor Fetterhoff netted a trey, Warrenfeltz scored from inside and Hoffman connected off a steal.

Zack Czuprynski then drilled an outside shot with 2:25 left in the quarter to stop the bleeding for JB.

Waynesboro then closed out the half with back-to-back field goals by Smith.

Buchanan continued to struggle with its shooting in the second half, settling for 15 points as Waynesboro continued to pull away by netting 23.

JB tried to get its offense going at the start of the third quarter as Austin Metzler converted a fast break off an Indian turnover, but Hoffman quickly answered with a 3-pointer to give the Indians their biggest lead at 26-15.

Page 2 of 2 - Turnovers slowed both teams, who exchanged points throughout the remainder of the quarter until Hoffman scored off a fast break for a 32-20 spread after three.

Buchanan fought desperately in the fourth to cut into the Waynesboro lead, but the Indians were never seriously threatened as Kelley converted a fast break and a free throw, Smith scored from inside off a loose ball, Ingram scored on a fast break off a feed fro Fetterhoff, Warrenfeltz hit from the outside, Ingram collected a free throw, James Bennett scored from inside and Steven Ridenour closed out the scoring with two hits from the foul line.

Coach Hoffman was happy with the win, saying, “It was a good win for us because those kids (the Rockets) play extremely hard.”

Statistically, the Indians were 19-for-48 from the field, with Smith going 4-for-8, while Kelley and Ingram were both 3-for-6.

Of Waynesboro’s 22 rebounds, Ingram led with seven and Smith added six. Smith and Warrenfeltz each claimed three assists — the team had 11. Fetterhoff came up with four steals and Hoffman added three. Smith blocked a shot.

The Indians did have trouble from the foul line, going 4-for-10, but the Rockets were nearly perfect at 11-for-13.

Waynesboro (1-1) returns to action Tuesday by traveling to Greencastle-Antrim for another showdown.